Harpke v. Lankershim Estates

— Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of nonsuit in an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by her when she slipped and fell down a marble stairway in an office building operated by defendant.

Plaintiff alleged negligence generally and that without fault or negligence on her part she “tripped by reason of the defective, unsafe, dangerous and unsound condition of the stairway, and was precipitated and fell down the stairway,” sustaining the injuries for which she seeks recovery. A jury was empaneled and at the close of plaintiff’s case the court granted defendant’s motion for…